Christina Aragon picked up another win on Friday morning, but this time she didn't have to cross the finish line. MileSplit.com, the popular online track and field publication, conducted a poll on their website letting viewers vote on the...

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Many of the best boys basketball players in Montana history played during the 1990s. Nearly half of the players on MTN Sports’ list of the top 20 players of all-time, regardless of era,...

Bozeman High School has won the inaugural Class AA Cup after the Hawks finished the school year with eight state championships.
Class AA activity directors and principals voted to award a trophy, the “AA Cup” to the school that receives...

HIGHWOOD – In 14 years at Denton, Scott Sparks has seen unprecedented success in the small farming community. Sparks coached teams made five state title appearances, winning two 6-man titles with the Trojans (2010, 2011) and one with the Denton-Geyser-Stanford...

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The 1970s were an era of change in Montana high school basketball. There still wasn’t a 3-point line – it was added in the 1980s – but the dunk was legalized. As they game continued to evolve,...

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Though the 3-point line didn’t exist in the 1960s, teams scored a lot of points. Some of the great scorers in Montana’s history – like Billings West’s all-time leading scorer Mike Welton – played in the decade....

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Many of the best boys basketball players in Montana history made their marks in the 1990s. A massive amount of talent moved through the state during that decade – nearly half of the...

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MTN Sports last week launched its look at 50 of the best boys basketball players ever to lace their shoes up in Montana, starting with a list recognizing some of the best from...

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There will be more brothers on MTN Sports’ list recognizing 50 of the best boys basketball players from Montana, but the Howards are the first pair.
Brendan Howard, the reigning Gatorade Player of the...

(Editor's note: This story was originally published on June 10, 2016.)
SHERIDAN, Wyo. – After wrapping up one of the most impressive careers in Class B girls basketball history, Janie McRae is hanging up her jersey for the final time after...

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Two Class AA athletes started this week’s look at some of the best boys basketball players from Montana to play during the 2000s. Andy Garland of Missoula Sentinel and Bobby Howard of Great...

BILLINGS – Heading into his senior year last fall at Havre High School, Dane Warp was considered a “diamond in the rough” college football prospect.
Bleacher Report chronicled Warp’s athletic exploits – both at Havre and at summer camps in...

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Who is the best boys basketball player Montana has ever produced? Who are the top five? Ten? Twenty?
MTN Sports is looking at 50 of the best players to ever lace up their sneakers and step onto the...

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The 2000s – both early in the decade and late – saw a plethora of outstanding players. Great Falls High’s Bobby Howard went on to have a solid career at Montana State. Colstrip’s...

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Some of the more memorable games in Montana’s boys basketball history took place in the 1980s. Wayne Synan, Bill Dreikosen and Co. helped Hinsdale defeat Geraldine in triple overtime in the 1988 Class...

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Throughout the summer we’ve followed Billings teenager Christina Aragon’s journey from the Olympic Trials to Sunday’s bronze medal in the Under-20 World Championships. But Aragon isn’t the only Montana athlete testing her skills...

Kalispell Flathead’s Jake Perrin pulls away from Helena High’s Adian Reed to set an all-class record in the 3,200-meter run. (SLIM KIMMEL/MTN Sports)
MISSOULA – Entering the Class AA state track and field meet, Jake Perrin had an extraordinary goal...

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An individual player can have a big impact on the outcome of a basketball game, and nobody can match the record Brandon The Boy accumulated at Box Elder over the past fours. The Boy has a winning...

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Few athletes can match the high school success Tanner Roderick had at Bozeman. While he did elect to play football in college – first at Nevada and then back home at Montana State – Roderick was one...

BILLINGS – All Star Games have a tendency to turn longtime enemies into fast friends. If you watch South linebackers Trase Letexier and Jace Lewis this week – two District 5B rivals – that’s exactly what it looks like. ...

MISSOULA – 19 state meet records were set at the track and field invites over the weekend and Helena High etched its name on one. Sprinter Connor Matthews ran his 47-second race – a goal he’s had since the...